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dolce vita

  • /ˌdɒltʃeɪ ˈviːtə/ UK
  • /ˌdoʊltʃeɪ ˈvitə/ US

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Borrowed from Italian dolce vita (literally “sweet life”), popularised by Fellini's La Dolce Vita (1960).

noun the dolce vita · la dolce vita

  1. uncountable The good life; a life of self-indulgence and luxury.

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noun life of self-indulgence and luxury

Españoldolce vita
日本語逸楽生活 itsuraku seikatsu
中文甜蜜生活 tiánmì shēnghuó
Portuguêsdoce vida, dolce vita
Françaisdolce vita
DeutschDolce Vita
Italianobella vita, dolce vita
Русскийдо́льче ви́та dólʹče víta, не жизнь, а мали́на ne žiznʹ, a malína

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@misc{dolce_vita_2026,
  title = {dolce vita},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dolce%20vita},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}